1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 516 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 649 612 638 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 259 1 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 563 017 405 383 Average per acre .........dollars.. 452 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 421 70 915 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 199 197 Total cropland .................farms.. 458 488 acres.. 380 072 372 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 462 acres.. 215 832 216 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 274 280 acres.. 130 163 117 692 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 151 90 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 231 162 003 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 731 43 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 420 46 414 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 81 $100,000 or more .................... 183 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 217 68 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 129 122 876 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 515 554 $1,000.. 19 625 21 823 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 106 39 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 388 417 Other ............................... 128 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 228 200 days or more ................... 108 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 261 number.. 68 307 68 049 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 200 number.. (D) 16 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 16 number.. (D) 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 262 number.. 94 935 71 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 44 number.. 2 716 4 949 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 43 number.. 4 981 7 021 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 1 252 1 022 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 43 number.. (D) 1 710 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 208 227 acres.. 45 186 35 943 bushels.. 5 481 583 4 631 250 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 39 acres.. 4 478 3 994 tons, green.. 80 151 52 141 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 316 333 acres.. 92 967 82 736 bushels.. 3 427 205 3 164 086 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 55 acres.. 552 2 175 bushels.. 26 260 104 502 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 210 acres.. 17 345 24 751 tons, dry.. 40 261 54 575 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .